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Best walleye lakes in Québec

1848 Québec waters hold walleye, 1848 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Grand lac Victoria — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
2. Réservoir Mitchinamecus — 154 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
3. Lac Témiscouata — 245 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
4. Grand lac Saint-François — 130 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
5. Lac du Poisson Blanc — 407 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
6. Lac Némiscachingue — 213 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
7. Lac Kénogami — 336 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
8. Lac Lemoine — 169 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
9. Lac Chigoubiche — 180 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
10. Lac Opasatica — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
11. Lac Preissac — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
12. Lac des Commissaires — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
13. Lac Long — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
14. Lac Jean-Peré — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
15. Lac Matapédia — 139 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
16. Lac Byrd — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
17. Lac Cawasachouane — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
18. Lac Canimina — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
19. Grand lac Bostonnais — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
20. Lac Aylmer — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
21. Réservoir Kiamika — 459 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
22. Lac Saint-Amour — 164 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
23. Lac De Montigny — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
24. Lac Pythonga — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
25. Lac Memphrémagog — 330 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout

…plus 1823 more Québec waters holding walleye.

When to fish walleye in Québec

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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